Bellringer March 24 ANSWER THIS IN YOUR NOTES Naturally, the important thing is, I helped to save them, them and a part of their democracy, even if I had to kick their law into their teeth in order to do that for them. And I am feeling well and settled in myself because I believe it was a good job, despite this possible horror: that they might prefer the preservation of their law in all its sick dignity and their knives to the continuation of their creed and their lives. This is the final stanza of the poem written as if it were prose. What ideas are emphasized when it is written as a paragraph? As part of our discussion, we will compare it to the poetic version.

Your Task Create a comparison/contrast chart for “Legal Alien” and “Negro Hero”. List what they have in common – remember we are looking at diction and structure. Identify the categories of differences and then show how they are different. What conclusion can you draw about their similarities and differences?

Comparing and Contrasting How are the poems similar?

Comparing and contrasting How are the poems different?

So what if they are similar and different?

Homework Start your draft – get the “So what?” done and start the introduction with the questions answer. You could start development if you want.